Decide whether is true or false.
2/11 < 5/22

Explanation:

For now, assume the inequality is true

We can cross multiply to get

2/11 < 5/22

2*22 < 11*5

44 < 55

Since the last inequality is true (44 is smaller than 55), this means the first inequality is also true.

We could use a calculator to see that

2/11 = 0.1818 approximately

5/22 = 0.2273 approximately

Since 0.1818 is smaller than 0.2273, this means 2/11 is smaller than 5/22.

In other words, 0.1818 < 0.2273 leads to 2/11 < 5/22

An alternative is to multiply 2/11 by 2/2 to get 4/22

So 2/11 < 5/22 would update to 4/22 < 5/22. Both have the same denominator so we just compare the numerators. Because 4 < 5 is true, this makes 4/22 < 5/22 true, and consequently 2/11 < 5/22 true as well.

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you half the rectangle that you ae asking about so then you would see the scale factor of 1/2 the one u have selected, the one on top is half.

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